The space*** BRAND NEW HOME ***
Recently completely renovated apartment in a centrally located building with 2 lifts.
2 spacious bedrooms with comfortable king (163cm W x 223cm D) and double (149cm W x 212cm D) beds. Fresh, white beddings, towels, toiletries, coffee tea are provided.
Bright open plan living room with a sofa bed, balcony, and TV with Netflix.
Fully furnished kitchen with dishwasher and washer/dryer, coffee machine, toaster.
2 brand new modern bathrooms - one with a bath and one with a shower.
Please ask for additional amenities in advance. We will try our best to provide.
Guest accessGuests will have exclusive use of the entire flat.
There is also a beautiful communal garden/courtyard exclusive for the building residents.
Additional notesA deposit of £400 is required.
HOUSE MANUAL
Please check the House Manual link we send you after your booking is confirmed for many important instructions about how to get here, contact detail during your stay, luggage storage, how to return keys when check out etc.
CHECK-IN
A Happyguest cohost will meet and greet you at the property. We will send the cohost's contact info 3 days before your arrival. They may also get in touch with you directly before.
Please make sure you:
* tell us your planned check-in time well in advance
* message us on Airbnb, by phone or text message ONE HOUR before your check-in time so the cohost can be at the property to greet you on time
Late check-in fee (if you arrive later than 1 hour after the agreed check-in time): £10/hour for waiting
Early check-in before 2pm: £10/hour
Early check-in before 2pm is only possible if there is no guest check-out on the same day. For luggage storage information please see below.
Check-in after 8pm: £30
To avoid lateness fee or evening check-in fee, please request self check-in FREE of charge. You'll collect the keys from a nearby shop. We will send you the key collection code 1 day before arrival date.
CHECK-OUT
Check-out after 11am: £10/hour
Check-out after 11am is only possible if there is no early guest check-in on the same day. For luggage storage information please see below.
EXTRA LINEN
Beddings and towels for sofa bed: £20/double set
EXTRA PAYMENT
Please send the extra payment to us via Airbnb after you have paid for your reservation. To do this, go to INBOX -> message thread between you and us -> click SEND MONEY button at the top of the message page.
All extra payments need to be received before your arrival.
Booking longer than 2 weeks will incur an extra mid-stay cleaning charge of £45 every 2 weeks. This doesn’t include linen change. If you’d like new linen, the cost will be £20/bed. Linen change is only provided with a cleaning session.
LUGGAGE STORAGE
Find nearby luggage storage location and receive 10% off with this link: (Website hidden by Airbnb)
Luggage Hero (use code CROWDIO for 1 hour free storage)
(Website hidden by Airbnb)
PARCEL DELIVERY
Parcel cannot be received at the property on your behalf before your arrival. You will find many parcel store services such as Amazon Locker, Collectplus, Doddle, Parcelly, InPost.
KEYS
When we hand the keys to you, we will take a photo of you with the keys for our record and for preventing later dispute about missing keys. We apologise in advance for the inconvenience.
Please follow our check-out instruction to return the keys. If keys are missing we will also need to replace the locks which is very expensive (£300-£400 depending on lock type, how many locks)
PARKING
For parking, please use JustPark or ParkBee to find cheap nearby parking space. These are a bit like Airbnb for parking :)
JustPark has a parking space right next to Aldgate East station which is very close to us (1-2 minute walk). This is an underground parking with secure gate. Access is granted with a code from JustPark.
Alternatively you can search for NCP car park (more expensive), less than 5 minutes walk away.
Due to high costs of parking in London we recommend you book in advance.
AIR-CONDITIONING
There's no AC in the flat but it's very airy with 2 large windows in all rooms and a large full-length balcony door in the living room. There is one strong fan in the living room and 2 desk fans in the bedrooms.
Guest interactionWe will meet and greet guests at the property, provide keys and show guests around the apartment. Please feel free to ask any questions about London or for recommendations.
Neighborhood overviewOur flat boasts one of the best locations in London with excellent transport links to anywhere. It is located in the vibrant eastern side of Central London Zone 1 showcasing the best of London’s history and modern culture.
The Aldgate East area and the Commercial Street we are on are very safe and posh with new offices and luxury residential buildings. We are a few minutes walk from Liverpool Street (financial centre), Spitalfields (trendy artisan market - a popular tourist destination), Brick Lane (artisan market lane - a popular tourist destination), and Shoreditch (lots of cool bars & restaurants).
To the west is the City of London, home to St. Paul’s cathedral, the Bank of England, and London’s financial centre. Here winding alleyways, medieval guilds, and remnants of Roman walls sit side-by-side with ultra-modern skyscrapers.
The Tower of London, home to the crown jewels, and the world-famous Tower Bridge are a short walk south.
To the east is Brick Lane - a historic heart of the British Indian community.
To the north is trendy Shoreditch/Old Street, home to London’s start-ups. The area has one of the London’s best nightlife scenes and is full of trendy restaurants, bars, and clubs.
Getting aroundThe flat is very centrally located (Zone 1) and within easy walking distance of many tourist destinations and business centres. The postcode is E1 6DH if you'd want to check out the exact location.
The nearest tube station Aldgate East station is 3 minute walk away for Hammersmith & City Line, District Line.
Aldgate station is 6 minute walk for Hammersmith & City Line, Circle Line, Metropolitan Line.
Liverpool Street station is 9 minute walk for Central Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Circle Line, Metropolitan Line and train services.
